Man clings to life after horrific freeway crash
A man is clinging for life in hospital after he was cut free from the wreck of a serious late night freeway crash. Credit: 7NEWS
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being cut free from the wreckage of a serious late-night freeway crash.
The 32-year-old was a passenger in a red Jeep Wrangler that veered off Perth's Kwinana Freeway and rolled near the intersection with Roe Highway in North Lake, in the city's southern suburbs, about 11.30pm on Sunday.
He was carefully removed from the vehicle and rushed to Royal Perth Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition on Monday.
The driver, a 22-year-old man, was also taken to RPH with minor injuries.
The crash closed the northbound lanes of the freeway for some time, with diversions in place while incident response teams attended the scene.
Major Crash investigators are examining the circumstances, and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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